LAMDA Success 2025

Congratulations to another LAMDA cohort who took exams in July 2025.

This round eleven students prepared for the higher medal qualifications in Speaking Verse & Prose, Speaking in Public or Acting succeeding with eight bronze, two silver and one gold medal, earning a combined total of 153 UCAS points.

Eighteen students have been awarded Certificates in Communication; learning to memory a piece of prose and poetry, alongside an element of theory.  Perhaps exploring language features or learning about techniques involved in projecting the voice, clarity and breath control.   Two students took on the challenge of silver and gold medal qualifications for Speaking in Public, preparing three speeches, one of which is written in the examination room after a topic prompt from the examiner.  Finally, six students took Certificates in Performance ranging from Shakespeare soliloquies and mid-century texts to scenes from contemporary plays.  

All these exams help students develop a higher level of skill in literacy and oracy, building on their understanding of literature and language.  They take a great deal of courage, commitment and focus, and Luke and I are incredibly proud of their outstanding achievements.

Each year we award one student who has shown a particularly high application to the process, and this is always a particularly difficult decision to make, however, this year the recipient of the Bishop Luffa Lamda Trophy has been awarded to Eleanor Maxted (11Ridgeway).  Eleanor achieved a Distinction for her Speaking Verse & Prose grade 6, bronze medal qualification, displaying an unwavering commitment to the process with enthusiasm and utter dedication.  Eleanor has developed a real skill in poetry and prose for performance and is an incredibly worthy winner this year.  Congratulations Eleanor and best of luck to the current cohort, due to take exams in late January 2026.   

Angela Watkins, LAMDA